HOMEGROWN ROCKER 12/22/19 (CHRISTMAS SPECIAL)

[Jim Price]

Hello Everyone,

Here is the recap of the December 22 edition of 105.9 Qwik-Rock's weekly local music program, "The Homegrown Rocker," which airs every Sunday night from 8 to 10 PM on Lion Country's Rock Station, 105.9 Qwik-Rock. The show can also be streamed via Qwik's website, www.1059qwikrock.com.

This week's program was the 2019 installment of the "Homegrown Rocker" Christmas Special! We showcased how local and regional musicians celebrate the Christmas holiday season, as we heard area original Christmas-themed music as well as local artists' renditions of time-tested Christmas classics! We introduced a few new holiday songs along the way from Bill Dann & Jack Servello, Matt Aquiline & the Dead End Streets, The Austens and Terri O'Leary, and we reviewed X-Terra's Christmas-themed The Savior Is Born CD in "The Professor's CD Corner!"

Here is this week's playlist:

HOUR ONE:

EMILY'S TOYBOX - "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
MONSTER TRACK SUPERGROUP - "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
BILL DANN & JACK SERVELLO - "I Wanna Look Like Cousin Eddie"
OVERHEAD - "Deck the Halls"
ROADKILL - "Santa Claus Is a Big Fat Jerk"
THE SEMI-SUPERVILLAINS - "Merry Xmas Everybody"
STAR 69 - "Run Rudolph Run"
SIX BAR BREAK - "Our Own Tree"
JIMMY MOWERY - "This Year"
MATT AQUILINE & THE DEAD END STREETS - "Climate Change Christmas"
LORDS A LEAPING - "Forty Foot Santa"
THE MOORE BROS. w/KEN DEATER - "Santa Stuck on 219 Blues"

HOUR TWO:

TONY HARLAN - "Jingle This Too"
SMALL TOWN TITANS - "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
KENNY MURDICK - "Do You Hear"
X-TERRA - "My Christmas Wish"
THE AUSTENS - "Bells Will Be Ringing (Please Come Home for Christmas)"
BLACK CAT MOAN - "Silent Night Blues"
ANATOMY OF THE SACRED - "The Song of Christmas"
DON HUGHES - "We Three Kings"
TERRI O'LEARY - "Oh Holy Night"
PURE CANE SUGAR - "O Come, O Come Emmanuel"
THE ARTS - "Home for the Holidays"
CHARLIE BARATH - "A Christmas for All"
B.E. TAYLOR - "Feel the Love of Christmas"
FAT VINNY & THE WISEGUYS - "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

As we now near the end of another year, we'll recap the past year on our next program as we present the 2019 Year In Review Special! Starting in January, we will review music scene happenings in the past year, including noteworthy shows and local recordings, band personnel moves, formations and breakups, pay homage to area musicians we lost during the past year, and hear music from many bands and performers who impacted the area music scene in 2019! Listen to the "Homegrown Rocker," Sunday night (December 29) at 8 p.m. on 105.9 Qwik-Rock on your FM radio dial, or stream it live online at www.1059qwikrock.com!

Upcoming guests and specials:

JAN. 12 - LOCAL MUSICIANS IN ACADEMIA SPECIAL
JAN. 19 - MYSTERYTRAIN
JAN. 26 - RIK GOLDEN
FEB. 9 - IT IS WRITTEN

(All dates are subject to changes as circumstances warrant.)

Bands and artists wanting to submit news items for "Local Music News" may email their news to homegrownrocker@gmail.com. Indicate "MUSIC NEWS" in the subject heading!

Bands and artists interested in having music aired on the show are invited to send their broadcast-quality recordings to: Magnum Broadcasting, 100 High Street, Port Matilda, PA 16870; ATTN: Jim Price/Homegrown. Or drop the recordings off at the station during regular business hours, Monday-Friday 9 AM to 5 PM. You can also email digital song files or inquiries about the show to homegrownrocker@gmail.com.

Jim Price